2024 Lovejoy Symposium
Sustainable transformations
Tipping into positive change
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The Earth is on the verge of dangerous tipping points, driven by nature loss and climate change, that will have devastating consequences for people and nature worldwide. Yet, there is also potential for positive tipping points—pivotal shifts that, once activated, can accelerate the transformative changes we urgently need.
This year’s Lovejoy Science for Nature symposium convened leading experts to explore the state of knowledge on tipping points and how social change can be harnessed to reduce nature loss and address climate change.
Welcome and Fireside Chat
- Welcome
Nik Sekhran, Chief Conservation Officer, World Wildlife Fund - Positive Tipping Points for Nature
Tim Lenton, Founding Director, Global Systems Institute - Fireside Chat
Tim Lenton and Rebecca Shaw, WWF Chief Scientist
Session 1: Understanding Tipping Points
- Harnessing social tipping dynamics: How can we benefit from systems science?
Sibel Eker, Radboud University, Nijmegen School of Management - Tipping towards regenerative futures: Insights from fast decarbonization processes in coal and carbon intensive regions
J. David Tàbara, Autonomous University of Barcelona | Global Climate Forum - Discussion
Moderated by Rachel Golden Kroner, Director, Nature Positive for Oceans, WWF
Session 2: Deliberate Tipping Points
- Justice and equity considerations in positive tipping points
Laura Pereira, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand - Operationalizing positive tipping points: transforming the food system
Scarlett Benson, Systemiq - Tipping towards what? Imagination as a Transformational Capacity
Manjana Milkoreit, University of Oslo - Discussion
Moderated by Nathan Bennett, WWF Global Oceans Lead Scientist